June 3, 2011

MAPABA board member Richard D. Choi recently accepted a position with glass container manufacturer Owens-Illinois.  Richard will serve as Legal Counsel for O-I at its Perrysburg, Ohio headquarters, where he will advise the company on a broad range of corporate issues, including negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements, legal and financial risk management, and coordinating mergers and acquisitions.  Richard goes to Owens-Illinois from Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., where he served as a corporate attorney.

The law firm of Miller Canfield offers businesses, governments, nonprofits, individuals and families a broad array of integrated legal and business services in over 55 areas. With Michigan roots for 159 years and a global reach for two decades, the firm has 350 lawyers throughout offices in Michigan, Illinois, Florida, New York, Ohio, Canada, Mexico, Poland and China.

Owens-Illinois, Inc. is the world's largest glass container manufacturer, with more than 22,000 employees in 21 countries. The $7.1 billion company is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, U.S.A., and holds market leadership positions in each of the four regions in which it operates - Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.